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56th SBCT chaplain attends ceremony marking anniversary of post-WWII Jewish service
May 22, 2025 — Maj. Aaron Gaber, a Jewish chaplain with the 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team who is deployed to Germany in support of the Joint Multinational Training Group-Ukraine mission, attended a ceremony commemorating the 80th anniversary of a post-World War II Jewish service led by a U.S. Army rabbi chaplain. ... MORE

U.S. Army Maj. Aaron Gaber, center, a Jewish chaplain with the 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania National Guard in support of the Joint Multinational Training Group-Ukraine mission and a guest of honor, stands with distinguished guests at a commemoration ceremony, Straubing, Germany, May 18, 2025. The ceremony commemorated the 80th anniversary of a post-World War II Jewish service at the Straubing synagogue for nearly 700 displaced persons. The 1945 Jewish service was led a U.S. Army rabbi chaplain. (Courtesy Photo)

28th ID holds annual memorial service in Boalsburg
May 21, 2025 — The 28th Infantry Division held its annual memorial service at the 28th Division Shrine in Boalsburg, Pennsylvania, May 18... MORE

The 28th Infantry Division held its annual memorial ceremony in Boalsburg, Pennsylvania, May 18, 2025. Every year Soldiers from the 28th Infantry Division participate in an annual memorial ceremony at the 28th Division Shrine on the grounds of the Pennsylvania Military Museum in Boalsburg to recognize the fallen and their Gold Star families, along with the strength and honor that comes with the 28th Infantry Division. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Kenneth Shirk)

Best in SOLRS: 193rd earns activity of the year for sixth time
May 20, 2025 — The 193rd Special Operations Logistics Readiness Squadron was recently awarded the Air Reserve Component Base Logistics Activity of the Year... MORE

Members of the 193rd Special Operations Logistics Readiness Squadron particpate in routine duty tasks in Middletown, Pennsylvania, May 18, 2025. This squadron has just won the Air Reserve Component Base Logistics Activity of the Year for the sixth time. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Bela Vaszlavik)

171st Air Refueling Wing wins USSTRATCOM's Omaha Trophy
May 16, 2025 — The 171st Air Refueling Wing earned U.S. Strategic Command's prestigious Omaha Trophy for 2024... MORE

The Omaha Trophy sits at 171st Air Refueling Wing, Pennsylvania Air National Guard base, here May 1, 2025. The Omaha Trophy was presented to the 171st ARW for their support of U.S. Strategic Command’s mission of global operations mission area. (Pennsylvania National Guard photo by Wayne V. Hall)

Employees’ kids tour Fort Indiantown Gap
May 16, 2025 — More than 200 kids of Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs and Pennsylvania National Guard employees toured Fort Indiantown Gap May 15 for Take Your Child to Work Day... MORE

More than 200 kids of Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs and Pennsylvania National Guard employees toured Fort Indiantown Gap May 15, 2025, for Take Your Child to Work Day. (Pennsylvania National Guard photo by Brad Rhen)

28th ECAB partners with Coast Guard to move buoys
May 14, 2025 — Soldiers with the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade crewed a CH-47 Chinook helicopter to assist the U.S. Coast Guard by transporting three buoys May 7 in the Chesapeake Bay and Delaware Bay... MORE

Soldiers with the Pennsylvania National Guard’s 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade crewed a CH-47 Chinook helicopter to assist the U.S. Coast Guard by transporting three buoys May 7 in the Chesapeake Bay and Delaware Bay. During the winter, buoys are often displaced and washed up on beaches that are inaccessible to Coast Guard boats. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Zane Craig)

From the ChalleNGe Academy to the Guard
May 13, 2025 — Pfc. Scott Gabner, a graduate of the Keystone State ChalleNGe Academy, is now a member of the Pennsylvania National Guard and works full-time at Fort Indiantown Gap... MORE

Pfc. Scott Gabner works on a vehicle engine at the Unit Training Equipment Site at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa., on April 29, 2025. Gabner, a graduate of the Keystone State Challenge Academy, is a wheeled vehicle mechanic with Delta Co., 128th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team and works full-time as a mechanic at UTES. (Pennsylvania National Guard photo by Brad Rhen)

Pa. Guard members compete in Governor’s Twenty marksmanship competition
May 12, 2025 — More than 100 Pennsylvania National Guard Soldiers and Airmen competed in the annual Governor's Twenty marksmanship competition May 9 to 10 at Fort Indiantown Gap... MORE

A total of 103 Pennsylvania National Guard Soldiers and Airmen competed in the annual Governor's Twenty marksmanship competition May 9 to 10, 2025 at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. They earn the right to wear the coveted Governor’s Twenty tab on the left shoulder of the uniform, is a state-level National Guard award that is presented every year and is reflected on a service members’ official personnel record. It is recognized by both the Army and Air Force. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Zane Craig)

Crawford, Ruiz-Rhoades emerge as Region II’s Best Warriors
May 9, 2025 — Sgt. Miles Crawford of the Maryland National Guard and Spc. Robert Ruiz-Rhoades of the Pennsylvania National Guard won the Region II Best Warrior Competition that took place May 5-9 at Fort Indiantown Gap... MORE

Spc. Robert Ruiz-Rhoades, second from left, of the Pennsylvania National Guard and Sgt. Miles Crawford, third from left, of the Maryland National Guard were named the winners of the Region II Best Warrior Competition during a ceremony May 9, 2025, at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. They were recognized by Command Sgt. Maj. Shawn Phillips, left, command senior enlisted leader, Pennsylvania National Guard, and Maj. Gen. Laura McHugh, right, deputy adjutant general - Army, Pennsylvania National Guard. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Skylin Simpson)

3 Pa. Guard Soldiers make All-Guard Marathon Team
May 9, 2025 — Three Pennsylvania National Guard Soldiers made the All-Guard Marathon Team at the National Guard Marathon Team trials May 4 at the Lincoln Marathon in Lincoln, Nebraska... MORE

The Pennsylvania National Guard Marathon Team poses for a team photo prior to the National Guard Marathon Team trials May 4, 2025, at the Lincoln Marathon in Lincoln, Nebraska. The team consisted of (left to right) Sgt. 1st Class Tyler Lundquist, Lt. Col. Deborah Fisher, Sgt. Fiona Cuthbert and Capt. Daniel Kysela. The team finished 7th out of 49 teams in the National Guard team competition. (Courtesy photo)